Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The White Rose of York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Mystery Plays
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Norman Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The End of the Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- Military Belt Fitting